Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-25
we cherish sweetly hopeful idea that the
lady will pull out Of the race for Judge of the
supreme court Of Nebraska"

tion Of the republican committee of Douglas
county in selecting delegates to the state con-
vention SHOWS lack of faith In the people
and Is an arrogation OF authority that will
lead. II permitted to stand, to greater abuses.
When politicians distrust the people and are
afraid Of their rule, there Is something rotten
In the camp"
The principal feature Of the reception Of
President Cleveland in Omaha, in the
opinion Of the Fremont Tribune, is the as
sembling OF Nebraska democrats to ''cail his
attention to the fact that Belerbower, re-
publican, still holds the Office of United
marshal in this state. The president should
give ear to this complaint"
The Lincoln Democrat notes with huge
gulp of sorrow that ''one Dave McCord has
mopped the floor with the palpitating frame
of an editor of Valley county, whose name
we suppress out of respect for the fraternity
to which he belongs. The editors of the
state will mourn the polished-off brother as
dead and wear Grape for the usual thirty
days."
The Dakota City Eagle ''hopes that in the
nominations to be made this fall, the republi.
can party will select from its ranks for the
respective offices the best and the strongest
men they have. Already many names have
been mentioned, some of whom are incapable
and Inefficient and who are too ignorant to
occupy any Office within the Gift of the peo-
pie. Have a care, use good judgment and
victory Is sure"
The South Sioux City Sun observes that
&c. II. Van Wyck is stirring up the animals at
numerous and various county fairs In Ne
braska. Lightning might strike him and an
omnibus run over him and cOntagion lay
waste the country, but the old man would
be there with the vigor of his youth and the
wisdom of manhood, battling for the peO-
ple's rights, against the strong and lawless
hand of corporate power. And the people
will endorse him by and by"
The Fremont Herald hesitatingly approves
the suggestion that Marshal Bierbower head
the Cleveland reception committee In Omaha,
and says: Somebody should call him up
and Introduce him and tell Grover that here
Is still a republican official holding over three
years after the people said they wanted
change! He was about the last man Arthur
appointed, just on the eve of his retirement
in place OF leaving the vacancy for Cleveland
to fill, and evidently he is going to hang on
till the last dog is hungv'
The Fremont Herald has succeeded In in
ducing Chairman North. of the democratic
state central committee to change the date of
the state convention from the 9th to the 11th
of October. The Herald declares this will
give an opportunity for the representative
democracy of Nebraska to see and to meet
the president if they feel so inclined. ana we
hope as many of them as possible (and of
other people as welD will avail themselves
of the opportunity of being in Omaha on the
date mentioned. Honor the chief magistrate
The Sutton Register was one of the rank
est opponents of Senator Van Wyck during
the last campaign, but 1t now swings round
and tries to mount the senator's platform Of
2 cent passenger rate and freight tariff
equal to that prevailing east of the Missouri
river. As usual with repentants, the Register
attempts to secure front seat by declaring
that the platform "is one upon which we can
all stand as we'll as Mr.. Van Wyck. and we
hope to see the next republican convention
adopt 1t as one of the principal planks in its
platform. The question will be an important
issue In the campaign of 1885, and the man
or party that oppose the reduction of the pas
senger aud freight rates will stand q poor
show to warm seat In the next Nebraska
legislature
The Seward Reporter does not enthusiast
tically support the Lincoln hotel keepers
proposition to call special session of the
legislature, and pays the following dubious
compliment to that body: "We would not
say that the legislature of 1887 was composed
entirely Of fools, but it certainly was the
most inefficient body of men ever assembled
in the capitol of Nebraska. Chosen largely
to represent the idea of railroad regulation,
there was hardly bakers dozen OF men in
both houses who had the least idea of how
ltoh thn H. - n Aha,, 4
have made q good law by clothing the COM
missi0ners with authority to establish rates,
they preferred to pass the long-winded and
ambiguous law now on the statute books.
There would be very little hope of getting
any more efficient legislation from that body
II special session was convened at once
and continued until next spring."
The Nebraska City Times makes a vigor-
GUS assault on the mercenaries Of Lincoln
who are attempting to use the power of the
state to extoft favors from tue railroads at
the expense of other cities. The Times has
no objection to o reduction OF rates, provided
all cities are treated alike, but ''the threat
that they, the Lincoln jObbers, will call an
extra session of the Legislature to cause an &C.
cession to their request by legislation shows
the vanity OF those people. 1t Is simply in
timidatiOn, and the railroads will not know
ingly work an injustice to other localities
within the boundaries of Nebraska for the
purpose OF pleasing few Wholesale mer-
chants in Lincoln. The idea is absurd and
prepOsterous that the Lincoln people shall
or can dictate to any railroad tariff for
their exclusive benefit. Fremont Grand
Island, Beatrice, Hastings, North Platte and
other cities are entitled to the same favOrs as
are granted to Lincoln, and il given the lat
ter, then complaints for tho same reasons
will be made by the former cities, and Mis-
souri, river points will be entitled to lesser
rate than charged from eastern points,"
The editor of the Sutton Register has been
investigating prohibition in its native heath,
| in Iowa, and found that he could slake his
thirst at both ends OF the state, without dodg-
ing after tine sbOotleg profession: upon
crossing the Missouri river at Omaha and
! your arrival at the transfer deDot at Council
Bluffs. one of the first things you will see Is
the sign, Sample Room" in large gold let
| ters. Take a seat in the Z p. m.
Rock Island train and after nights
travel you will find yourself In Davenport,
Iowa, on the east side of the state, ana
upon alighting from the train the first thing
Wi eaa ic tho eiUn sSSo,nnla